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Rotties Under Treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the dogs that come into our care, require immediate veterinary

treatment, or intensive training to correct behavioural issues. This means that

these dogs may stay with us for many weeks, or even months before they are

ready to be put up for adoption.

 

These are the dogs we have in our care, but not yet ready to be re-homed  as yet.

 

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YOGI.

 

 

 

Please meet "Yogi" Bear...

This big handsome bear has made his way into our care after being found as a stray.

 

Unfortunately, health wise Yogi is not in the best of shapes, he is suffering from

huge pressure sores at the moment, he has slight entropian in one of his eyes,

and a retained testicle.  On top of all this, he has quite bad hips and very little

muscle on his hind legs..... the majority of this is all down to sheer bad breeding!!!


  

 
However, what he lacks in the health department he sure makes up for in

temperament and  character, which is why F.R.R. are committed to doing all

  we can to help make things better for this handsome boy.

 

For the present, we are going to leave everything else pretty much alone and

start doing some work on him first to try and get some muscle tone built back up

 on his hips, he is going to be on a regular, little and often exercise regime  to

start with, which we are going to be building up  gradually. 

We will then be reporting back to our vet after 2 weeks to see what his next steps are.

 

We will keep you updated on Yogi's progress.

 

As Yogi is going to be with us for some time, and obviously needs some costly

veterinary treatment,  we would be extremely grateful for any donations,

 no matter how small, towards his care.

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Yogi has had his follow up trip to the Vet who is very pleased with the progress he is

making, it has been  a bit of a roller coaster for the team though as we also found

 a suspicious lump on Yogi so whilst we were ecstatic at seeing his mobility improve

 it was overshadowed by our worry about this lump, however, we are pleased to say

that the vet is quite certain that its just a fatty lump and unless it grows dramatically in

the next few weeks he is going to leave it alone.



Although Yogi is improving he is never going to be completely fit and well so we are

 

now going to seek a long term foster home for him and keep him under our care.

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Yogi is now settled in very well with one of our experienced fosterers, he has claimed

 

the couch, found a football to play with, and we have heard that he even gets

 

a regular treat from the ice cream van :)

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Yogi has been quite unwell recently, the lump under his jaw had swollen

 

to such a size that he was finding it increasingly difficult to eat.  The vets wanted

 

 to operate to remove the lump, and at that time were unsure of whether it was

 

 just a fatty lump (lipoma) or if it was something more sinister, such as a cancer.

 

 

 

Yogi had his operation on 22-11-10, the vets managed to completely remove

 

the lump, which was very deep seated, making it a very tricky & delicate

 

operation.  Fortunately it has turned out to be a lipoma, and Yogi is back home

 

with a drain in to recover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The vets have done a fantastic job, and Yogi is now eating well,

 

and has taken on a new lease of life  :)

 

 

 

 

 

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BEAU.

 

 

 

Beau came into our care several months ago,

 

 

She was booked in to be spayed however our vets refused to spay her

as she was too fat!



During her stay with us whilst we slimmed her down she made several

 trips to the vet with sore inflamed eyes.

 

Despite treatment there was no improvement and Beau is away into the vets on

Monday to have her eyelids repaired.



The good news is she has lost a fantastic 10kg and can now be spayed.

 

 

 

    

Beau has made a great recovery, and has now been rehomed  :)

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*** SPECIAL APPEAL ***

Back in May 2007, we received a call from the kennels which take in the local strays,   to tell us they had an old, arthritic rottie in, but they felt

 that she would be better  going  to the Bridge if she wasn't claimed as she was in a bad way.


 We popped along to the kennels to take a look and agreed with the kennel owner, there was this old old dog lying in a bed in the kennel

and she didn't even move ........to this day and I don't know why but I decided to pop a lead on her and take her   out, she was crippling very

badly but underneath it all i saw a glint in her eye ..........she wasn't quite ready to pass on!!

 

Helena who was with me that day also saw this so we made the decision to take over her  care, give her some pain relief, find a foster home

and spoil her rotten for a month or so,  so that before she made her way to the Bridge she would remember all about love.

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 Tara is still very much with us and is very much loved by all. 

 

 Unfortunately though we need some help to fund an operation that she now needs.....

 

Tara is booked into the Vets next week to have part of her toe removed, we hope that this  will be straightforward and there is nothing nasty

going on but the operation itself is going to cost £300.

 

*** UPDATE 31-08-09 ***

Thank you to everybody for their kind donations towards the cost of Tara's treatment.

 

Tara went to the vets last week and had a pre-op blood test to check that she was healthy enough to go through the anaesthetic. Unfortunately,

 the blood test showed that Tara's kidneys are not functioning properly, and the decision was made not to operate.

 

Tara has now been put on a different painkiller, medication to try and boost her kidneys and she will be on antibiotics long term.

 

This treatment that Tara is receiving, is going to be far more expensive long term, so we still need your help, so we can help "Lady" Tara.

 

*** UPDATE 23-12-09 ***

Tara finally had her operation on the 19th of November.

 The vets decided to completely remove 2 toes, one from her front foot, and one from her back foot.

 

 

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Lady Tara's front foot.

 

 

 

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Lady Tara's back foot.

 

 

 

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Lady Tara.

 

The vets are very pleased with her progress, and Tara is already walking a lot better, and is much happier with life.

 Tara's treatment is still ongoing, and she will need to take painkillers long term, and medication for her kidneys for the rest of her life.

 

*** UPDATE FROM TARA'S FOSTER MUM  (25-02-2010) ***

 

Update on the Lady Tara.


She is coping really well since she had her toes removed, a lot more active and cheeky in the house.

The cold frosty weather has been against us for a lot of walking.

Some days she can be a bit hobbly especially when it is real frosty and cold, but she has been up the farm road in all the mud. 

The main thing she looks happy and still has that bright look in her eyes and of course I love her to bits.

 


Please help us to continue to help our "auld Tara".

 

THANK YOU

 


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There will be regular updates on these dogs, and they will be moved into the

re- homing section, when they become ready for adoption.

 

If you would like to help fund the treatment for any of these

 beautiful animals, please click on the button below, to make a donation.

 

 

 

  THANK YOU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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